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42646

registered interest
date	11/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take in the light of the judgments of the Supreme Court in the case of Stott v Thomas CookTour Operators Ltd [2014] UKSC 15 to ensure that airline passengers have redress for violations of their fundamental human rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL5915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is currently considering the decision of the Supreme Court Judgement on the Stott v Thomas Cook case and any actions that may be necessary as a result.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

42916

registered interest
date	12/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in what areas they operate drones; and for what use.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence operates Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) globally for operational surveillance, precision attack and for training purposes.　 Reaper RPAS is the only armed system.　 It operates only in Afghanistan, and professional, qualified pilots follow the exact same Rules of Engagement as pilots of other aircraft types.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has not used any RPAS, its Centre for Environment Fisheries &amp; Aquaculture Science, Food &amp; Environment Research Agency, Environment Agency, Natural England and Royal Botanic Gardens have used small RPAS to support work on flood defence and coastal erosion, and the monitoring of crops, plants and nature reserves.　 All flights were carried out within the UK except for an aerial plant survey in Peru carried out by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not itself operate RPAS and the only police force operationally using a system (albeit very occasionally) is Staffordshire. This system is mostly used for patrol sweeps of car park and camping areas at V Festival, security sweeps for VIP events at the National Arboretum, they have also carried out some missing person, search and rescue, and counter-poaching tasks.</p><p> </p><p>Sussex Police have completed formal training and are now in the process of gathering experience with their own RPAS system – although if an important operational task came up RPAS would be deployed. The formal start date for the trial is in the near future.</p><p> </p><p>Kent Police, as part of the 2 Seas project, have hosted some RPAS trial flights to assess the performance of the system. They are planning to host an event about the project in July.</p><p> </p><p>　</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

43602

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the additional capacity being provided on branch lines in Devon and Cornwall, negotiated in First Great Western's franchise extension, requires any local funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL6095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>The Great Western franchise agreement announced on 3 October 2013 is a new direct award agreement, not an extension to the old First Great Western franchise agreement. No additional capacity on branch lines in Devon and Cornwall was negotiated as part of that franchise agreement. The franchise agreement contains a priced option for the operation of additional locally-funded train services on the Newton Abbot to Paignton line in Devon. Additional locally-funded train services were introduced on this route on 9　December 2013.</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p>　　</p><p>　</p><p>25 March 2014</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

43609

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to reconsider the rule requiring incoming aircraft travelling to two destinations to disembark all passengers at the first stop for a full security check, before those ongoing are allowed to re-embark to their original seats, where passengers travelling to a second destination are subsequently security-checked at that final destination; and what assessment they have made of delays caused by that rule and of any inconvenience caused to disabled persons.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL6102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the current requirement for all transit passengers and cabin baggage arriving into the UK from international destinations to disembark from aircraft and be screened at the UK transit airport. However, the Department for Transport keeps all security measures under review to ensure they are proportionate, considering both the risks we are managing and the costs and inconvenience for passengers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>　</p><p> </p><p>25 March 2014</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

43858

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the level of cross-subsidy between fare paying passengers and those using the Concessionary Travel Scheme (a) generally and (b) in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Beverley and Holderness
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Stuart
uin	192473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Concessionary travel schemes are considered to be public service obligations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Legislation requires bus operators to accept statutory concessionary bus pass holders for free travel on off-peak journeys within England, and are reimbursed for doing so. Bus operators may not solicit or accept payment for such journeys.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reimbursement is provided on the basis that operators are “no better and no worse off” for carrying concessionary pass holders, and we therefore do not believe this to constitute a subsidy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department publishes guidance to help authorities calculate appropriate reimbursement rates. We are unaware of any cross-subsidy between fare paying and concessionary pass holding passengers occurring in rural areas or elsewhere. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart

43862

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to improve the rail infrastructure on the North Kent rail line.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	192670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is working with Network Rail, train operators and Kent County Council to progress the case for journey time reductions between Ashford and Ramsgate by 2019 through infrastructure improvements. Funding is available for this, subject to a satisfactory business case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

43863

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of implementing the recommendations in the Civil Aviation Authority's safety review of helicopter operations in the offshore oil and gas industry on the annual number of passenger-carrying helicopter flights in that industry.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	192716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The primary concern of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the safety of the public, and the absolute focus of its recent Offshore Helicopter Review has been to make safety improvements in that sector. I am satisfied that implementing the recommendations in the CAA Review will lead to improvements in safety and that all the changes proposed are both realistic and achievable. The CAA is directly engaging with the oil and gas industry, helicopter operators and workforce representative groups through its new Safety Action Group. I do not see that recommendations contained in the Review will have any significant effect on the annual number of offshore helicopter operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

43864

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2013, Official Report, column 335W, on the Merchant Shipping (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002, whether it is still his policy to pursue revocation of the regulations.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	192714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is still our policy to revoke the Merchant Shipping (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002.</p><p><br /> </p><p>There have been no specific discussions between Ministers or the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regarding the implications for diver safety or revoking the regulations since May 2013. However, the proposal was raised by the MCA at a meeting with HSE's Offshore Division in July 2013 to consider a range of regulatory issues affecting the offshore sector, and it was agreed to discuss in more detail as the proposals are developed, and prior to any changes to the regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 192713 question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

43865

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current level of (a) use and (b) availability is amongst offshore helicopter passengers in the oil and gas industry of emergency breathing systems that meet Category A of the Civil Aviation Authority's relevant technical specifications.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	192715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>There are currently no Category ‘A' emergency breathing systems (EBS) in use by, or available to, passengers on UK offshore helicopter flights. The EBS currently in use in the UK sector of the North Sea does not meet the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) higher Category ‘A' specification contained in CAA Publication CAP 1034, primarily because it takes too long to deploy. The EBS used in the Norwegian sector also does not meet the Category ‘A' requirement, primarily as it cannot be deployed underwater.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>EBS that would likely meet Category ‘A' is commercially available. In particular the passenger short term air supply system (P-STASS) developed for the UK military, which the CAA understands is currently being considered by the industry, has previously been used for civilian operations (e.g. the Marine Incident Response Group).</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

43866

registered interest
date	18/03/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2013, Official Report, column 335W, on the Merchant Shipping (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002, what discussions (a) Ministers in his Department and (b) officials from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency have held with the Health and Safety Executive regarding the implications for diver safety or revoking the regulations; and what the outcomes were of those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	192713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is still our policy to revoke the Merchant Shipping (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002.</p><p><br /> </p><p>There have been no specific discussions between Ministers or the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regarding the implications for diver safety or revoking the regulations since May 2013. However, the proposal was raised by the MCA at a meeting with HSE's Offshore Division in July 2013 to consider a range of regulatory issues affecting the offshore sector, and it was agreed to discuss in more detail as the proposals are developed, and prior to any changes to the regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 192714 question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell